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| View Article | 2:02 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | WBEZ | Most residents don’t know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds | https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/12/08/few-residents-know-chicago-will-have-a-fully-elected-school-board-poll-finds | Two out of three Chicago residents do not know that the Chicago Board of Education will become a fully elected body in 2027, according to a poll commissioned by Kids First Chicago, a nonprofit education advocacy organization. On top of that, just 1 in 10 residents can name their current … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | NBC Local | 22 Chicago-area hospitals rank on new ‘Top Hospitals' list from Forbes | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/22-chicago-area-hospitals-rank-on-new-top-hospitals-list-from-forbes/3860266/ | A number of Chicago and suburban hospitals landed on Forbes' new "Top Hospitals" ranking for 2026, with several hospitals receiving "five-star" overall grades on the list that editors say is based on hospital quality, safety, health outcomes, patient experience and more According to editors, the "Top Hospitals List & Rankings," … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | NBC Local | Cinnabon issues statement after video shows Wisconsin employee's racist tirade | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cinnabon-issues-statement-after-video-shows-wisconsin-employees-racist-tirade/3860354/ | Cinnabon issued a statement over the weekend on what they described as "disturbing video" of [ a Wisconsin employee shouting racist slurs at customers ][3] in a suburb of Green Bay. According to a social media post, a woman said she and her husband were at the Cinnabon Friday in … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | NBC Local | Video captures harrowing collision as Metra train strikes vehicle in western suburb | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-captures-harrowing-collision-as-metra-train-strikes-vehicle-in-western-suburb/3860385/ | Video captured a harrowing moment as a Metra train collided with the front end of a vehicle at a west suburban intersection. Hinsdale police released the footage just over an hour after the crash took place Monday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][1] WATCH … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Neveah Montesdeoca: Missing Chicago teen last seen on Southwest Side, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/neveah-montesdeoca-missing-chicago | #### The Brief * * A 17-year-old girl was last seen Dec. 4 in Chicago's Clearing neighborhood. * Police say Neveah Montesdeoca may be in suburban Cicero and are asking the public for tips. * Anyone with information should call CPD's Special Victims Unit. **CHICAGO** \- A 17-year-old girl last … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Chicago-area shrine prepares for Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration amid ICE concerns | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-our-lady-guadalupe-celebration-ice-concerns | #### The Brief * * The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines expects large crowds for Thursday and Friday’s feast celebrations. * Some parishioners fear attending due to concerns about federal immigration enforcement. * Shrine leaders say they are working closely with local police and encouraging the … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Fox Chicago | FBI Chicago offers $10K reward as search intensifies for fugitive known as 'Bird' | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fbi-chicago-10k-reward-fugitive-bird | ![Chicago-area man wanted by FBI in 'incredibly violent' carjacking spree][1] #### [ Chicago-area man wanted by FBI in 'incredibly violent' carjacking spree ][2] FBI Chicago is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive known as “Bird." #### The Brief * * FBI Chicago is … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Longtime Monee Democrat William ‘Billy’ Morgan tapped to lead Will County party | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/08/monee-democrat-billy-morgan-party-chair/ | Will County Democrats tapped William “Billy” Morgan as the next chair of the county’s Democratic Party, replacing Burke Schuster who held the post for three years. Morgan has been a Monee Township trustee since 2021, a precinct committeeman since 2018, vice chair of the Will County Democratic Party and chair … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs? | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/08/car-prices-tariffs/ | New car prices didn’t spike after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in the spring, as some experts and dealers projected. But prices on many models are now pushing notably higher — and analysts said carmakers recouping Trump’s higher import costs is a key factor. Consider a recent analysis that … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Magnitude 7.6 quake triggers a tsunami on Japan’s northern coast | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/08/quake-tsunami-japan/ | TOKYO — A powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 27 inches in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher surges, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. Several people were injured, media reports said. The quake struck at about 11:15 p.m. … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Mayor Brandon Johnson calls aldermanic budget plan ‘incomplete assignment’ | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/08/mayor-brandon-johnson-aldermanic-budget-plan-incomplete-assignment/ | Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a public message Monday to aldermen who are threatening an imminent vote on [ their own 2026 budget plan ][31] : Bring it on. Speaking at a City Hall news conference, the mayor castigated the slim City Council majority and said that if those 26 aldermen … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | John Corkery, a Chicago attorney and ‘performer at heart,’ dies at 82 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/08/john-corkery-a-chicago-attorney-and-performer-at-heart-dies-at-82/ | John Corkery was an attorney and a distinguished one, a frequent radio and TV legal expert, a powerful courtroom presence, and an admired teacher and administrator. He was much more. “John was a performer at heart,” said his wife, Denise Corkery, an advertising executive. “He always referred to teaching his … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Afternoon Briefing: What to know about the Golden Globe nominations | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/08/afternoon-briefing-what-to-know-about-the-golden-globe-nominations/ | Good afternoon, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a public message today to aldermen who are threatening an imminent vote on their own 2026 budget plan: Bring it on. Speaking at a City Hall news conference, [ the mayor castigated the slim City Council majority ][1] and said that if those … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Most residents don’t know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds | https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/12/08/few-residents-know-chicago-will-have-a-fully-elected-school-board-poll-finds | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Two out of three Chicago residents do not know that the Chicago Board of Education will become a fully … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Losing is taking a toll as Bulls locker room is starting to splinter | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2025/12/08/losing-taking-toll-bulls-locker-room-starting-to-splinter | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] It was somewhere in between Billy Donovan pulling out the guitar at the campfire and singing “Kumbaya,” and the … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Reader | Chicago drummer Ellie Rui 瑞 turns her jazz daydreams into realities | https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/ellie-rui-quintet-epiphany/ | ![][1] Ellie Rui 瑞 Credit: courtesy the artist Ellie Rui 瑞 moved to Chicago last summer, and she’s already made an impact on the local jazz scene. The drummer and composer was born in Wuhan, China, and because the country’s one-child policy applied to her birth family, she was adopted … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Chicago Magazine | Sarah Spain | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/december-2025/espns-sarah-spain-is-a-power-walker/ | M otion is lotion” is a maxim Sarah Spain lives by. But behind the Emmy-winning ESPN journalist’s kilowatt smile is a woman who has endured a painful journey to stay active. Raised in Lake Forest, she was a heptathlete at Cornell — until an Achilles tear and surgery left her … |
| View Article | 2 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | CBS Local | Man charged with impersonating police officer in events that led to gunfire from real police in Aurora, Illinois | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-charged-impersonating-police-officer-aurora-illinois/ | A man was charged with impersonating a police officer and other counts after a chain of events that led to gunfire from real police officers in Aurora, Illinois. Dustin Legat, 48, was charged with false impersonation of a peace officer and possessing oscillating, flashing blue lights, both felonies. He was … |
| View Article | 2 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | CBS Local | Metra BNSF trains moving with extensive delays after train hits vehicle near Hinsdale | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/metra-bnsf-trains-stopped-hinsdale-train-hits-vehicle/ | Metra BNSF trains are back on the move but with extensive delays after a train struck a vehicle near Hinsdale. Metra posted [ the alert ][1] just before 1 p.m. Monday. The transit agency said extensive delays are expected. Both inbound and outbound trains are affected. Metra said the train … |
| View Article | 2 p.m. | December 8, 2025 | Capitol Fax | Poll: Chicagoans want more city and state money for schools, favor taxing upper income, oppose service tax, confident in Pritzker but not in Johnson | https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/08/poll-chicagoans-want-more-city-and-state-money-for-schools-favor-taxing-upper-income-oppose-service-tax-confident-in-pritzker-but-not-in-johnson/ | * [ A recent citywide poll ][3] conducted by the University of Chicago’s NORC for Kids First Chicago showed that two-thirds of Chicagoans were unaware that the city is moving to a fully elected school board in 2027. From the [ executive summary ][4] … > ○ Roughly six in … |